Stirrup.



H. S. FERGUSON.

STIRRUP.

APPLICATION Fl LED AUG.27,1913.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

' To dZZyughomitmm concern:

assassin Be it known that T, HUGH FER USON;

a citizenot' the United States, residing in Wlntinsmlle, county of Yvorcestery and State of Massachusetts v have invented the followingdescribed Improvements 2 in: Stirrupsp a The improved stirrup is" for use on tex t ledrawing frames orhke'machines where heavy weights orspringsareused fo lf 'eX} citing the draft pressure upon'thetoprolls of the roller head, and theHiYBiQtIOILCOIlSlStS in the form and structure of such" stirrup,

adapting-it for convenientuse. in the drawing frame and renderingitcapableflof prodllClilOn at low cost, all as nullbeplain to those {skilled theart the description.

In thedrawing forming part hereof, urel represents the lmproved stirrup muse,

the top drawing rolls roller-beam shown in section; FigIQis-a similarlview at right angles to Fig, 1;:

Thefig'ures above referred to represent the top-rolls "1, the saddle 2,.the weighting means 3 and roller-beam At, all in conventional. form, it being intendedthatthese parts shall.

beunderstood to correspond in relative 0- sition to corresponding parts in any draw inga-frarne or machine oiithe same general] characteristics, and, that the eightin g' means 3. shall be regarded as'a simple weight orheai y spring or combination of both-,- ac- I p front of the machine and hence beQmost cording to the usual custom.

The roller-beam 41s apertured with alslot marked 5, and a stlrrup passes through the tion with the weighting means '3. The loop 6, which is provided with a square, top,- is

of such internal diameter that when the pressure of the weight ng means is relieved,

the saddle may be Withdrawn endwise from within it, and the hook 7 can also be readily disconnected from the said weighting means 7 a in an obvious manner. By turning the stirrup to an approprlate position it may be removed entirely from the slot5fin the roller-bcam, the said slot being oblong as indicated and of sufficient length to accommodate the bend of the hook 7' in passing through it.

The stirrup is formed of heavy round sriznnurt Specification of Letters Patent;

wire orrod stock, of substantially uniform mien: s. rniisenson;oriwzrrrmsirrnnn; ivrasseonn'sn'rrs, esslenon 'ro'rrin wm'rm acnmn worms "0FWHITINSYILLEL"MASSAGEZUSETTS, a coaroenrroiiior urns:

diameter from end toi'e'nd, and'the' loop 6' at the top, as well as the hook 7 at the bottom,

is iormed by a simple bending operation. At' apredetermined point between the loop and hook, the Wire or rod is bent upon itself toy'forman enlargement, preferably in the,

form of aloop or eye, niarked 8in the draw ingsfwhich enlargement is just above the l -beam and of ,suliiciently'greater dia-inetcrfthan the warrant the slot 55- therein, a so t thatfit cannot pass throughtheslotiesey a pecially' when in the normal position shown thedra'wingsrQThe enlargement thus I i formsa stopshmnder on the' stirrup and is adapted to sustain the ,weighting "means upon thje' roller-beam onfsuch occasions as w I when thepsaddle'or mpaeus have been re-' moved for cleaning or other purposes. This Ga a b ji'dotted lines in ig; 2. Thepoint positionof the said 'enlargement is indi-Q";

at which the enlargement ,is formed 'bnthe stirrr'ip .is selected, so thatWlieIiin use it; willoccupy a position just above t11e -a11e1--- beam and at su'chfdistance therefrom'as will' permit a lever; such as indicated at,-9 Lin 1, to be thrust through the eye'ftoa r fulcrumupon the surfaceof the beam, so H such lever can then be used to lift the weighting means "and thereby relieve the pressure upon the saddle. Theloo11r8fiis formedito lie in plane that is parallel with" the drawingrolls, so that it" will'gface theaccessible to thefoperative for use with the lever, as just mentioned; 'Th'e enlargement be removed, and, it will be understood that vthe diameter of the hole or eye-in the said enlargement 1s wide enough to accommodate a weight-relieving lever of ample stillness for the purpose indicated. H

The Washer-plate -10 appearing in both figures of the drawing, normally covers the a slot 5 in the roller-beam and is desirable for preventing accumulations of lint or dirttherein, although it is not otherwise -essen tial to the operation of the device; It'will be evident that when such plate is used, it i i can be provided with a round hole adapted to receive theround wire stock of which the "stirrup is 'formed,so that it can be readilv passed 'overthe hook-shaped end of'the' stirrup formed ofarod bent'upon itself to s formed at the said ends for connection with s a saddle and a weighting means, respec-' .tively', I V 1 V V 2.;iln-adrawing frame or like machine, a stirrup formed' of a rod looped at about its stirrup; and also when such 'plate is used,

the siz e and shapefofflthe slot' 5 above re ferred to "is immaterial so far as the said slot maybe used to co-act with the shoulder 9 in sustaining the weight 3. The enlargement 8 will-,.'fin1 any event, rest upon. or'be supported by the roller-beam, as -will be, evident, v 1 5 I The particular featureswhich I regardas constituting the essence of my invention, vare as follows: I V f I claim: I a 1. In a drawing frame or like machine, a

form an enlargement between its ends and middle to form an eye-enlargement therein an enlargement at an intermediate point,

inlcombinationwith a roller. beam having 7 an aperture j accommodating the said [rod and adaptedto support the stirrup by, its

.xen1argement when disconnected from the I toproll. i 1 a ng frame or like machlne,a

top-roll we ghting. means 'comprlsmg a s 4. In a drawl stirrup formed of a rod; bent at its opposite xends for attachment'to the top-roll and the weight, respectively, and formed with a flat enlargement at an intermediate point, in

combination. with arollervbeam having an "oblong aperture therein through which one @endofsaidastirrup may bepassed when putting; the stirrup in position, the said en- 7 largement and aperture being disposed transversely ,toeach otherand the former at a distance above the latter when the stirrup Copies ot tli i s patent may bepbtained' for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of l atents,"

tion. I V is V 5. In a drawing frame-or likevmachine,

roller beam havingfan 1 aperture accommois'in itsnormal weighttransmitting posi:

'the combination ofg'ithefltopdrawing rolls, i V

dating the said stirrup,'an enlargement on said stirrup.;above the aperture, said ena largement' providing a stop "shoulder to sustain the stirrupon :the beam andbeing T disposedlon thestirrup in position toform" a purchase bearing for a'lever fulcrumed on the roller beam: 7

6, Ina drawing frame or like 'machine, 7

the combination with aroller beam having',

anoblong slot therein, a stirrup having'iits'.

ends bentl to form attachment means and one of ;sa-idiends' being adapted to pass. throughithe aperture, a washer plate on the stirrup adapted'to cover the aperture, and

an enlargementon the stirrupadaptedto;

- rest on thewasher plate' j 7. Ina'drawing frame or like machine, top-roll; weighting means comprising in weight, respectively, said stirrup having an i7 5 A combination with an apertured roller beam, a stirrup passing through the aperture therein and conneetedboth above and be low. the said aperture with the, top roll'and a slight distance above" the surface of the roller beam when thejstirrup is in its normalweight-transmitting position, thesaid aperture being faced forwardlyand unob therein to fulcrum against the surface of" the roller beam to relieve the'pressure on the top roll and the relative "proportions of said enlargement and roller beam'aperture being run has been disconnected from the top roll. In. testimony whereof, I have signed this nesses.

Witnessesi A V v 7 CHARLES A; Autism/l j OSCAR LI QWENJi V Washington, D. 0., L

90 such as to sustain the weight whenthe stir.-.

specification "in the presence of two wit-f structed,"whereby" a lever ,may be inserted" 

